A nuclear-capable B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is seen on the runway at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam -- the island is home to PACOM, the military's gigantic Pacific Command (PACOM), which spans almost half the globe
Though Guam is American territory and home to more than 160,000 people, few Americans give the island much thought, but it briefly came to prominence last year amid a flurry of North Korea weapons tests. Guam hosts a sophisticated anti-missile system, known as Terminal High Al